"MLS" meaning in English

See MLS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MLS
  1. (soccer, US) Initialism of Major League Soccer, the top league of men's soccer in the US. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Major League Soccer (extra: the top league of men's soccer in the US) Coordinate_terms: MLB
    Sense id: en-MLS-en-name-gnjNhVID Categories (other): American English, Football (soccer), English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 26 13 6 19 9 27 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Noun

Forms: MLSs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MLS (countable and uncountable, plural MLSs)
  1. (US, real estate) Initialism of multiple listing service. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: multiple listing service
    Sense id: en-MLS-en-noun-5nRv03HQ Categories (other): American English, Real estate, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 26 13 6 19 9 27 Topics: business, real-estate
  2. (aviation) Initialism of microwave landing system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: microwave landing system Coordinate_terms: VOR, VORTAC, ALS, PAPI, OLS
    Sense id: en-MLS-en-noun-J7V3CS6m Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. Initialism of Master of Legal Studies, a master's degree offered by some law schools to students who wish to study the law but do not want to become attorneys. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Master of Legal Studies (extra: a master's degree offered by some law schools to students who wish to study the law but do not want to become attorneys)
    Sense id: en-MLS-en-noun-HzM7ddLj Categories (other): English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 26 13 6 19 9 27
  4. (pharmacology) Initialism of macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin Coordinate_terms: MLSB
    Sense id: en-MLS-en-noun-FnGo6XIZ Categories (other): Pharmacology Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  5. (television) Initialism of medium long shot. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: medium long shot
    Sense id: en-MLS-en-noun-FDHzbw99 Categories (other): Television, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 10 8 16 11 30 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 26 13 6 19 9 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 9 6 22 12 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 8 6 21 12 38 Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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